Childe Hassam
The Sonata

ArtistAmerican, 1859–1935
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Sonata
Date1911
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 27 3/8 × 27 3/8 in. (69.6 × 69.6 cm)
Credit LineWintermann Collection of American Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. David R. Wintermann
Object number85.175
Non exposé

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Department
American Art
Object Type
ProvenanceEx-Collection: John Fox, Boston, Massachusetts.

Meredith Long & Company, Houston, Texas.

Ex-Collection: Mr. and Mrs. David R. Wintermann, Eagle Lake, Texas, until donated to the museum in 1985.


Exhibition HistoryExhibited: The Montclair Art Museum, April 2, 1961.

Exhibited: "The Best of Times: Intimate American Paintings from the turn of the Century" organized by The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Exhibition venues: The Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, Texas, January 14 - April 16, 1989; Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, Louisiana May 20 - July 30, 1989; The Art Center, Waco, Texas, August 21 - October 4, 1989; Museum of Art, University of Oklahoma, Norman Oklahoma October 21, 1989 - January 14, 1990; Louisiana Arts & Science Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana February 2 - April 15,1990; Amarillo Art Center, Amarillo, Texas, May 5 - June 17, 1990; Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Abilene, Texas August 11 - October 28, 1990; Wichita Falls Museum & Art Center, Wichita Falls, Texas November 11, 1990 - January 20. 1991; Meadows Museum of Art, Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, Louisiana, February 3 - March 31, 1991: Longview Museum and Arts Canter, Longview, Texas, April 7 - July 13, 1991;Live Oak Art Center, Columbus, Texas, December 13, 1991 - January 31, 1992.

Exhibited: "American Painters in the Age of Impressionism", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas. December 4, 1994 - March 26, 1995. Exhibition catalogue published.

Exhibited: "Age of Innocence: American Impressionism and Its Influence," San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX, June 28-Sep. 2, 1996 (LN:96.28).

Exhibited "Childe Hassam: An American Impressionist," at Meredith Long and Co., Houston, Texas, January 11 - February 5, 2000 (LN: 99.13).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Lower right, recto: "Childe Hassam 1911"

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